Speeding delivery driver escapes custody because of illness

UnknownStuntm... · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Karma :

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7549975.stm

So he can just carry on speeding until he kills someone then can he? Rolling Eyes

ncrn · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2006 Karma :

Who is he going to kill doing 73 on a dual carriage way?? If anything he was going a little slow (in my opinion).

Granted by law the lorry shouldn't go faster than 50, but in all honesty I think it is a stupid rule for motorway/dual carriageway vehicles and in my mind its dangerous.
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UnknownStuntm... · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Karma :

Way to miss the point there son! He avoided jail because of his illness.

igiyf · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Karma :

nice to see some understanding

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Vehicle that's meant to be restricted, doing above the speed it should be capable of!! Could be about half the users on here. Laughing

66 year old guy with renal cancer and his wife is terminally ill, that'd have made headlines if he'd be sent to prison over a bit of speeding; 23mph over the limit and 12mph over the limit so he wasn't exactly breaking any land speed records. Rolling Eyes

MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

thats one advantage of cancer i suppose.
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Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

Who would benefit from him being in jail? His wife certainly wouldn't, as she'd probably have to be hospitalised earlier.

He's already lost his job, and who's going to employ a 65-year-old cancer sufferer with a terminally ill wife?

I don't think speeding, or trying to get away with it by his means, should be punishable by a custodial sentence either, certainly not as long as there are people walking free with just a fine having killed somebody in their cars.
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Kwaks · I'm not a fast rider Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Karma :

Jail was never an option for the speeding. It was however an option for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Doubt he will ever drive again after his ban is up, what with fine, loss of job & ban I would say he will learn his lesson.

BTW got to ask why DHL lorries are capable of that speed, where are their limiters?
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pa_broon74 · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Karma :

This is a non-story, good for stirring up bile but not much else. He was punished in line with his crime and some thought was given to his medical condition.

Only reason its been reported was because there was the oportunity to have 'cancer' and 'spared prison' in the same tag line. If he hadn't been ill, he would have went to jail for attempting to pervert etc etc etc, not for the speeding.

Is this not what we'd like to see more off from our legal system? Not just blind adherance to impersonal laws that don't take personal circumstances in to consideration?

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